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April 07, 2013

There's a Story Everywhere

Billy, our neighbor, is probably in his 80s, and he has a wife dealing with Alzheimer's. When we've asked him about how his wife is doing, his eyes cloud over with pain. He doesn't even want to deal with the idea of her going to a managed care facility.

They both worked hard and paid off their house in nine years. Nine years! He says because she was working nights, he would come home from work and cook dinner. So, he knew how to do everything... cook, clean, do laundry. Now that she's unable to do much around the house, he does it all.

When we asked if he needed some help with her, he just shook his head mutely. "We never had any major problems. We've had a good life."

You can just tell he doesn't want to let her go.

These few sentences are just the smallest fraction of a percentage of his story. Everyone has a story... There are stories all around us. You have a story. I have a story. We have tons of stories.